Police find 3,400 plants in Darlington's largest cannabis grow
Durham officers found about 3,400 cannabis plants over two floors of an unused office building on Valley Street in Darlington on 25 April 2022. Four men arrested at the scene were charged with cultivation and due at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court.
Officers were called to reports of a grow at an address on Valley Street in Darlington at about 2.15pm on Monday 25 April 2022.[1][2]Inside the unused office building they found about 3,400 cannabis plants spread over two floors.[1]The find was described as thought to be the largest grow ever found in County Durham and Darlington.[1][2]
Four men aged 22, 25, 27 and 27 were arrested at the scene on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis.[1]They were later charged and were due to appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on 27 April.[1]
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Police Scotland raided a premises on Maitland Street in Tayport, Fife, on 12 November 2026 and found a cannabis cultivation with an estimated street value of up to £679,500. Two men, aged 41 and 37, were arrested and charged, and were due to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court on 13 November 2026.
Police Scotland carried out a drugs search warrant in Blair Street, Kelty, on the morning of 12 November 2026 and seized cannabis valued at £180,000. A 27-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were arrested and charged in connection with drugs offences, and a report was to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Cumbria police raided three houses in Carlisle on 6 November 2026, recovering cannabis and more than £2,000 in cash at one Rydal Street address. A 60-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and released under investigation; two men were cautioned after a small amount of cannabis and cocaine was found at another Rydal Street address.
West Midlands Police found a substantial amount of cannabis plants in two rooms of a property on Littleworth Avenue in Woodsetton, Dudley, during a drugs warrant on 6 November 2026. No arrests were made and the force said its investigation was continuing.
